KAT's More Like It!

The Knicks' new big man showed us what he's capable of in a win that felt straight out of last season.

Good morning, Happy Halloween, and condolences to all the Yankee fans out there, although you missed one hell of a game in Miami to see your team’s season end. On that note, we’ll get to the recap in a minute, but first, I’ll be hosting an Ask Macri chat for all full subscribers today at 11:30. Keep an eye on your email around that time for a notification that we’ve begun.

Time to purr…

Game 4: Knicks 116, Heat 107

• Karl-Anthony Towns utterly dominated with 44 points on 25 shots.

• New York battled Miami tooth and nail and made several big fourth quarter plays to secure the victory.

• The game flipped with a 20-point 3rd quarter turnaround spurred by Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson, who both shook off rough first half shooting numbers.

• Josh Hart went from game-time decision to game saver with countless hustle plays, totaling a game high 14 boards.

• OG Anunoby provided suffocating defense and timely shot, prompting his coach to lavish praise afterwards.

Don’t call it a comeback.

Having made four All-Star teams, receiving two All-NBA honors, and helping lead the Wolves to the conference finals less than six months ago, Karl-Anthony Towns surely didn’t need last night to remind himself of how good he was. In registering the 11th 40-point, 10-rebound game of his career, Towns merely did the things he’s always done, albeit on a night when some struggling teammates desperately needed his help.